More quotes by Jack London

"I would rather be ashes than dust!I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.The function of man is to live, not to exist.I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.I shall use my time."
"I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet."
"He wastes his time over his writing, trying to accomplish what geniuses and rare men with college educations sometimes accomplish."
"Don't loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club."
"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."